Cab Sec to ministries: Mention employment generation potential

All ministries have been asked to mention "employment generation potential" of each proposal while seeking approval of the Union Cabinet and its Committees, as per the new guidelines issued today by the government.
In view of the fact that employment generation in various sectors is vital for country's socio-economic development, this aspect has to be an important criterion for any project or scheme appraisal, the Cabinet Secretariat said.
"It has, therefore, been decided that henceforth all the notes for Cabinet and its Committees should separately and clearly reflect the employment generation potential of each proposal," it said in the directive issued to all secretaries of central government.

This detail is required to be indicated in the main body of the note in a separate paragraph after the paragraph on "financial implications" in the draft Cabinet note as well as the final Cabinet note, reads the official communique, seeking "strict compliance on an immediate basis".
A handbook on preparation of notes for Cabinet and Cabinet Committees has also been modified accordingly to include this requirement by the Cabinet Secretariat.